A dark moody image of a woman (Jane Sheldon) in various shots looking in different directions. The images are blurred and smeared giving the image an ghostly, dreamy quality.
Mirage
Curated by Jack Symonds
Prepare to be drawn into "Mirage," a hallucinatory experience where the natural world's desecration unfolds through spectral sound and symbolist verse. Performers Jack Symonds, Jane Sheldon and Blair Harris present music by Saariaho, Faure, Dusapin, Sheldon and Symonds. Their spectral sounds creating a mesmerizing, dreamlike experience, a shimmering, unsettling illusion.
Sunday 29 June, 4:00 pm, The CHURCH
9 Mitchell Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015
All tickets to Mirage at The Church are complimentary and are accessed through a unique ballot system administered by Phoenix Central Park. More information
Mirage is being presented by Phoenix Central Park - all tickets are free but only available through their ballot system. It’s a lucky dip system which has brought lots of new audiences to experience music so we are very excited to be included in their programming. Make sure you register early to be in the running for a ticket!
Program
Lucy Norton - poetry readings
Pascal Dusapin - Wolken
Jane Sheldon - Colloque
Gabriel Fauré - excerpts from La chanson d’Ève
Jack Symonds - À la recherce d'Eden perdu (Cello Sonata no. 2)
Kaija Saariaho - Mirage
Artists
Jack Symonds - Composer and Pianist
Jane Sheldon - Composer and Singer
Blair Harris - Cello
Lucy Norton - Poet
Jack Symonds (he/him) is a composer and performer in his mid-30s. He has white skin and short, dark hair. He is of average height and slim build. He plays the piano and is the composer of "A la recherche d'Eden perdu". He wears various shades of black in this performance.
Jane Sheldon is a 42 year old composer and singer. She has longish hair. She is fairly short with a small frame.
Blair Harris is a tall cellist with olive complexion, green eyes and short brown hair. His cello is varnished in a light brown colour and is made from maple and ebony.
Lucy Norton (she/they) is a poet and writer in her early 30's. She has a fair complexion and straight, black hair that falls past her shoulders. She is an average height and medium build.